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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 02:22:20 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Rosy-faced Lovebird*
Id (Atlas):
Agapornis roseicollis
Description (10 )
Rosy-faced Lovebird
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Other Names (World)
Rosy-faced Lovebird, Peach-faced Lovebird
Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)
Size
16 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Vieillot, 1818)
Habitat
Dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,500 m.
Angola, Namibia, South Africa.
Introduced to Puerto Rico.
Unknown to Botswana (B), Zimbabwe.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Trapping for the cage-bird trade is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
In groups of 5-20 birds. Larger groups of several hundred where grass seeds are ripening or a water source is present.
Food
Mainly seeds including grasses, sunflower seeds and millet and maize.
Voice
Typical parrot-like screeches and shrieks.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (51)... )
Listen to XC453162
Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis ) [XC453162 ]
by Paul Marvin from Encanto Park (near Phoenix), Maricopa County, Arizona, United States (call, flight call)
Listen to XC305112
Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis ) [XC305112 ]
by Peter Boesman from Kiwanis Park, United States (call)
Eggs (Guide )
Clutch Size: 4 - 6
Dimensions: 24 x 17 mm (rounded)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
catumbella Hall, BP, 1952 - South-western Angola northern almost to Luanda.
roseicollis (Vieillot, 1818) - Namibia and South Africa.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Rosy-faced Lovebird see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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